Bio

Research Interests

• Driver Assistance

• Automated Driving

• Robotics and Mechatronics

• Active Safety

• Vehicle Controls

Employment

• Nikola Motor Company (2021 - )

• Ford Motor Company (2000 - 2020)

Education

• Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Purdue University

• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University

Additional Info

Hobbies

• Photography (gear: Nikon D500, Nikkor 50mm F1.4/85mm F1.4/18-200mm F3.5-5.6, Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 / 10-20mm F3.5).

• Chess & bridge card games.

• Classical music and reading.

Favorite Quotes

• Go where you are afraid to go, do what you are afraid to do.

• The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

• When ability exceeds ambition, or ambition exceeds ability, the likelihood of success is limited.